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Soy traders eye changes to ban on buying from deforested Amazon, Guardian reports

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Multinational grain traders operating in Brazil will vote next week on changes that could weaken an agreement to not buy soybeans from deforested areas of the Amazon rainforest,

North Carolina town files lawsuit against Duke Energy over climate crisis

(Reuters) - A town in North Carolina sued utility firm Duke Energy on Wednesday, accusing the company of deceiving its customers and the broader public about the harms of climate change. The town of

Which countries have completed debt swaps for nature and climate

By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) -Debt swaps are becoming a more widely used tool to help indebted countries raise money for conservation or climate-related projects. Under a swap, a country buys

Qatar to invest $1.3 billion in climate technology in Britain

LONDON (Reuters) - Qatar will invest 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in climate technology in the United Kingdom, with engineering company Rolls-Royce set to benefit from some of the cash to support

EU agrees deforestation law delay but discards changes

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Negotiators for EU institutions agreed a compromise on Tuesday on a ban on the import of commodities linked to deforestation, which will be delayed by a year but without changes

EU delays deforestation ban but discards changes

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Negotiators for EU institutions agreed a compromise on Tuesday on a ban on the import of commodities linked to deforestation, which will be delayed by a year but without changes

Texas extreme winter cold could challenge power grid in early 2025

NEW YORK (Reuters) - This winter is forecast to bring sudden bouts of extreme cold to Texas that could test the state's electric grid in early 2025, the grid operator's chief meteorologist said on

Imperial Oil reports biomass spill into St. Clair River in Ontario

(Reuters) - Imperial Oil Ltd on Tuesday said it is currently managing a minor biomass spill into the St. Clair River from its water treatment plant in Ontario, Canada. "This occurred this morning and

Brazil prosecutors push Petrobras for more Amazon drilling studies

By Fabio Teixeira RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian federal prosecutors asked state-run oil firm Petrobras to do more studies before drilling off the coast of the Amazon rainforest, citing

Biden pushes out over $100 billion in clean energy grants as term winds down

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has awarded over $100 billion in grants created by its signature climate law, the Inflation Reduction Act, a

On Camera

Trump’s Iran blockade isn’t just about Tehran, it’s about China

The oil math is skewed against the White House. The blockade has a slim chance of working. Iran can remain defiant, and China unconcerned, longer than Trump can remain solvent.

Oil supply fell by 10 million barrels per day in March. IEA raises alarm over largest disruption ever

IEA projects sharp reversal from its earlier expectations, with global demand for oil in 2026 turning negative. Hormuz disruptions have pushed crude prices to $130 per barrel.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.